Asturian

Noun

batalla f ‎(plural batalles)

1. battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal batalha, from Late Latin battālia, variant of Latin battuālia ‎(“fencing, fighting practice”), battuō ‎(“to strike”).

Noun

batalla f ‎(plural batalles)

1. battle (a fight between two armed forces)
2. (figuratively) battle (any stuggle or contest marked by strong feelings)
3. (archaic) battle (a portion of an army)

Related terms

• batre

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia ‎(“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō ‎(“to strike, beat”)

Noun

batalla f ‎(plural batallas)

1. battle

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈtaʎa/

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Provençal batalha, or Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō. If inherited, the Latin term would have resulted in a Spanish *bataja instead, and even in Old Spanish writing such as the Cantar de Mio Cid, it was treated as a neologism, while the normal term for fight or battle was lid.^[1]

Noun

batalla f ‎(plural batallas)

1. battle

See also

• guerra f
• lucha f

Verb

batalla

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batallar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of batallar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of batallar.

References

1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/157203089/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-A-CA-Corominas-Joan-pdf